Editorial

The Australian financial planning industry has finished 2009 having successfully surmounted a number of its greatest challenges, writes Mike Taylor....

The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA’s) white paper on education expectations during its national conference last month appears to be a...

Sarina Raffo lays out the various options available to clients as they prepare for their retirement. Retirement can have some...

Bryan Ashenden considers transition to retirement strategies in a new contribution cap environment. The fallout from the crisis in financial...

A recent parliamentary report lamented the poor educational skills of 'mum and dad' investors and their inability to critically analyse...

Dominic McCormick looks at alternatives to mainstream investments and the role they can play in a diverse portfolio. Alternative investments...

While much remains unresolved about future government policy and the ultimate shape of financial planning regulation, a good deal is...

Global credit, with its historically high yields, should feature in any fixed-income investment, writes Matthew McCrum. Fixed-income investing is not...

As the fragile world economy begins to show signs of recovery, Ray Griffin explains how financial planners can reassure skittish...

In volatile markets that have delivered below par returns over the past couple of years, it may be difficult to...